About START Internship

• National Internship Program for students

• Launched in 2008

• Public-private partnership

• “Standardization” of the internship procedure

START Internship - Partnership

business

associations

universities

students’

associations

multinational

companies

embassies

government

START

Internship

START Internship – Steering

Committee

• Coordination body

• All the partners are represented

• Takes the main decision about the program and

checks the implementation

Implementation - Junior Achievement

Romania

• NGO, member of JA

Worldwide – USA and

JA-YE – Europe

• Inspire and prepare

the young generation

for success in the

market economy

• 1 million students

during 2000 - 2008

Why START

Internship?

• Skilled university

graduates

• Short apprenticeship

duration in compulsory

curricula

• Career orientation

• Common platform for

companies and students

START Internship - financing?

• Private efforts – companies’ contribution

• Government incentive for students’ salaries

• European Social Fund – Human Resource

Development Programs ????

Why should I participate?

Company:

• Invests in companies’ future – selects the young

talents

• Invests in education – social responsibilities

• Covers temporary needs

Instruments: online platform

Aplication form

CV

Letter of recommendation

Fields of interests

Company description

Positions available

Requirements

Instruments: Internship Fair

Instruments: Workshops

• career workshops

• company

presentations

• CV doctor corner

• JA business

simulation (Titan,

Banks in Action)

Instruments: Conferences in

universities

• Presentations and open

discussion between companies’

representatives, university

professors and students

• Topics: internship importance

and opportunities offered by the

companies for career

development, necessary skills for

a successful career etc.

Pilot edition 2008

• 783 internship

positions

• 4100 registered

students

• About 2000

visitors at the

Internship Fair

Internship - minimum set of

conditions:

• Company and job induction

• Assigned tutor

• Training on general and technical

skills

• Participation in defined projects

• Evaluation & letter of

recommendation

START Internship Evaluation

GfK Romania

• 50% of students - program met the

expectations

• 38% - it exceeded the expectations

Students highly valued:

• being involved in many projects (62%)

• dealing with practical activities (55%)

• participating in trainings (37%).

START Internship Evaluation

GfK Romania

Contact:

Cristina Ionescu

Program Manager

E-mail: cristina.ionescu@startinternship.ro

More than a project, an attitude

change…

THANK YOU!